A special issue exploring acid rain’s causes, effects and efforts to curb it.


New science appears: voodoo nucleonics

Contractors in charge of safe-guarding the government’s nuclear waste long into the future devise ways to communicate the dangers of nuclear radiation to future civilizations. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/16.16/download-entire-issue

What do environmentalists really want?

I believe that conservationists — and other public lands users — can and should pay their fair share. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/16.16/download-entire-issue

The West is not immune to acid rain

Possible adverse effects of acid rain in the West include damage to high mountain lakes, forests and fisheries, the leaching of toxic heavy metals from mine and mill wastes into public drinking water supplies, and the deterioration of archaeological ruins. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/16.16/download-entire-issue

Acid rain: The damage it does can be deadly

Like the shape and size of an iceberg, most of the acid rain problem is thus far unknown or out of sight. But what can be seen suggests that it could become an historic issue. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/16.16/download-entire-issue